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Library of Congress

Loc: Seneca Falls Convention Scrapbook

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore digital photographs of newspaper clippings about the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights in 1848. Includes a photo depicting Stanton in the controversial bloomer outfit.
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Handout
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of this famous women's rights leader.
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US House of Representatives

History, Art, and Archives: The Women's Rights Movement, 1848 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
Many groups and women leaders worked tirelessly to advance women's rights in society, specifically the right to vote. This tireless effort paid off with the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. Examine the early strides in the women's...
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Women's Rights: How Five Women Changed the World

For Students 9th - 10th
This site introduces the Women's Rights National Historical Park. Touches on information about the Seneca Falls Convention and the signing of the Declaration of Sentiments. Hyperlinks lead to additional information.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Westward Expansion and Reform

For Students 3rd - 8th
Part of a longer time line describing the history of the American West, this section covers the period 1829 to 1859 with hyperlinks to stories and people of this time period.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ap Us History Period 4: 1800 1848

For Students 9th - 10th
This Khan Academy resource provides video lessons and detailed notes for the AP U.S. History Exam. The years 1800-1848 are covered.
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Handout
The History Cat

The History Cat: Fight for the Nineteenth: The Fight for Women's Suffrage

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at the history of the movement to obtain equal rights for women, starting with the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, up to the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920, when women won the right to vote.
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Rutgers University

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Papers Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Find documents by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony in the extensive collection from Rutgers University.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Elizabeth Cady Stanton: Excerpts From Her Autobiography

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains excerpts from Elizabeth Cady Stanton's autobiography.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Women's Suffrage at Last

For Students 5th - 8th
Trace the history of the women's suffrage movement from its organized beginnings in 1848 with the Seneca Falls Convention to the final success with the adoption of the 19th Amendment, which constitutionally granted women the right vote.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Women's Rights and the Seneca Falls Convent

For Students 9th - 10th
The first women's rights movement advocated equal rights for white women by leveraging abolitionist and Second Great Awakening sentiment.
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Handout
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucretia Mott

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a brief biography on the life of Quaker abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Lucretia Mott.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: The Seneca Falls Convention

For Students 9th - 10th
Short essay on the Seneca Falls Convention, illustrated with portraits of four key drivers behind the convention: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Frederick Douglass, and Susan B. Anthony.
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Curated OER

National Park Service: Places Where Women Made History: Elizabeth Cady Stanton House

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of the life, and achievements of Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902). Tells how her experiences in the Elizabeth Cady Stanton House led to her role as an activist for women's rights.